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Japan to relist S. Korea as preferred trade country amid thaw in ties
Date: 2023-04-28 15:05:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:50 - ID:10131746
TOKYO, April 28 (MENA) - Japan will relist South Korea as a preferred trade partner after a similar move by Seoul on Tokyo's trade status, the Japanese government said Friday in the latest sign of a thaw in bilateral relations, Kyodo News reported. ....
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Russia introduces life imprisonment for treason — law
Date: 2023-04-28 14:38:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:10131711
MOSCOW, April 28 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that introduces life imprisonment for high treason and increases penalties for terrorism, according to the document published on Friday. The bill contains a number of ....
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Arrival of 39 Greek, foreign nationals marks end of Sudan rescue operation
Date: 2023-04-28 12:50:29 GMT - Greece - World - SN:40 - ID:10131471
ATHENS, April 28 (MENA) - A C-130 military transport plane carrying 20 Greek citizens and 19 from other countries who were evacuated from Sudan landed at Elefsina Air Force Base, west of Athens, after 9 p.m. Thursday, eKathimerini newspaper ....
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Pope Francis arrives in Hungary for three-day visit
Date: 2023-04-28 11:14:54 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:33 - ID:10131154
BUDAPEST, April 28 (MENA) - Pope Francis arrived in Hungary Friday for a three-day visit likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and his meeting with nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose views often clash with his own, France 24 ....
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France inflation rate increased to 5.9% in April
Date: 2023-04-28 09:58:31 GMT - France - World - SN:26 - ID:10131111
PARIS, April 28 (MENA) – Inflation Rate in France increased to 5.90% in April from 5.70% in March of 2023. This is above consensus of 5.7%, media outlets reported. The Consumer Price Index in France increased 0.60% in April of 2023 over the ....
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Pentagon activities in Ukraine aimed at developing biological weapons, says Russia's Shoigu
Date: 2023-04-28 09:28:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:10131107
MOSCOW, April, 28 (MENA) - The Pentagon's military-biological programs in Ukraine are aimed at developing biological weapons components, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Friday, according to TASS News Agency. "Taking Ukraine as ....
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12 people killed in Russian missile attacks on central Ukraine
Date: 2023-04-28 08:46:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:20 - ID:10131060
KIEV, April 28 (MENA) – Twelve people have now been confirmed dead in Russian missile attacks across Ukraine early Friday, CNN reported. Three more bodies were pulled from the rubble of a building in the city of Uman, in central Ukraine. That ....
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Gas supply by Gazprom for Europe through Ukraine totals 42.4 mcm via Sudzha
Date: 2023-04-28 08:45:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:10131069
MOSCOW, April 28 (MENA) - Gazprom supplies gas for Europe through Ukraine in the volume of 42.4 mln cubic meters per day via the Sudzha gas pumping station in Russia’s Kursk Region, a Gazprom representative told reporters, adding that the request ....
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Poland receives 25,800 refugees from Ukraine over past 24 hours
Date: 2023-04-28 08:10:40 GMT - Poland - World - SN:15 - ID:10131030
WARSAW, April 28 (MENA) - A total of 11.44 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation there, Radio Poland said on Friday citing figures from Poland's Border Guard ....
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Japan to end COVID-19 border requirements on Saturday
Date: 2023-04-28 07:33:38 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:10131001
TOKYO, April 28 (MENA) - Japan will end its COVID-19 requirements for people arriving in the country starting on Saturday, public broadcaster NHK reported. The Japanese government currently requires people entering the nation to show proof that ....